The AfricaNews articles of Meekaeel Siphambili

  1. Food shortage scare hits Botswana


    The World Cup which is due to be hosted in South Africa and to kick off in June has brought excitement for many Africa countries but for Botswana it has brought both excitement, a food shortage and electricity scares. - Many consumers in Botswana are scared that as the whistle blows at the FIFA World Cup it will also blow on many of the foodstuff and the electricity which the country imports from South Africa. The general public is scared about imminent shortage of liquid milk and milk products and some are predicting unaffordable price hikes. As for electricity for domestic use, the population has other backup measures like the use of generators which are now install in many businesses …